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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-11-18
GENERAL JACkSON'S FAVORlTE
HORSE TRUXTON.
Quoted from 10th volume o. the American
Farmer

Quoted from 10th volume o. the American
Farmer.
Truxton is beautiful bay, full of bone
and muscle; was got by the imported
horse old Diomed, and came out of the
thoroughbred mare Nancy Coleman, the
property of Maj. John Verell of Virginia
Truxton is, however, too well known to
require minute description. His perfor-
mances on the turf have surpassed those
of any horse of his age that has ever been
run in the western country; and, indeed,
it might be said with confidence that he
is equal, if not superior, to Mr.. Balls
Florzel horse, who was got by the same
Diomed and who now stands unrivaled
in Virginia as race horse.
Truxton by old sportsman and judges
is admitted to be amongst the best dis
lance horses they ever run or had to
train. His speed is certainly unknown to
all those who have run against him. He
has, on the most unequal terms, started
against the very best mile horses in Ken
tuckey and Tennessee, and beat them
with great ease, and in no one instance
has ever run against any horse, when he
himself was in order, but he either could
or did distance him with ease. Although
the four-mile heat is the real and true
distance for TruXton to run, he has beat
en- Mr.. Gordon's five-mile horse, Jack of
Clubs, and Mr.. Cotton's Greyhound,
both aged horses, with equal weights
of 100 lbs. on each, the single mile heats.
And, lastly, to crown the much-doubt-
ed speed of Truxton with his opponents,
he beat on only two sound legs, on the
Bird of April, 1906, over the clover-bottom
turf, the celebrated horse Ploughboy,
who was never before beaten, and beat
ing him without the assistance of whip
! or spurs. 1t is now no longer difficult
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-Southerner din GLASGOW. to friendl-

-Southerner Gin Glasgow, to friend)-
By the way, do you know McScrew?
Northerner-Ken McScrew? 90 fine A
grand man, McScrew Keeps the Sawbath
an everything else he can lay his hands
ont Punch.
Philadelphia Sunday-school teacher
snow, children, am going to tell you
about the prophet, Daniel, who, though
cast into den of lions" New scholar
(fresh from New York -"Have you only
just got on to that here ?"-[Tid-Bits.
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for the numerous concourse of people
who were present on that day to say
whether or not Truxton be the true
bred racer
Truxton's winnings, from time to time,
from the most correct information,
amount to at least twenty thousand dol
lars; and his colts are not inferior to any
on the continent.
ANDREW JACKSON.
I do certify that / have trained the
above mentioned horse Truxton, and
with truth can say that believe him in
point of speed and bottom, equal to any
distance horse in America.
SAMUEL PRYOR.
PEDIGREE.-Truxton, stud-horse
raised by me and sold to General An
drew Jackson of Tennessee, do certify
was got by the imported horse Diomed,
who is in higher estimation than any
other horse ever imported into Virginia,
and his offspring stand higher on the list
of turf nags than any other blood in Vir.
ginia or in America. Truxtons dam
Nancy Coleman, was got by young
Fearnaught; her dam, Latona, by OLD
Partner; her grandam, by the imported
horse Jolly Roger; her e. grandam by
the imported horse Skim, out of a Bart
mare.
Given under my hand this 10th March
1906.
JOHN VERELL."
: Am. Turf Register, vol. V, p. lG7.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-11-18
DAM AND oRANDAM OF KING HERoD.
CHARLOTTE, VT, June Il, 1885.


Editor Register In reply to yours of
the 18th inst, will say that do,not know
the pedigree of the Morgan mare owned
by Mr.. Rich, though l remember her
very well as good roader. | should
think Jerry Williams would know, or
perhaps Peter E. Pease of Burlington.
who married the oldest daughter of Mr..
Rich. You are mistaken about Mr.. Beach
ever owning said mare. He owned a
Morgan mare raised by some one in Will
liston-a great roader and of great en-
durance. From her he raised a colt Ca
chestnut mare) sired by Hills Black
Hawk, and from her he raised several
very nice colts sired by the Sherman
Black Hawk North Horse. The first
one was a black horse colt, which left
some splendid colts in this vicinity. The
second colt was chestnut horse that was
never used much for stock horse here.
Mr.. Beach took them both to Cleveland,
o., and kept them there, | should say,
three or four seasons. Mr.. Beach died
there and the horses were sold there.
never coming back to Vermont. These
horses were what was called fast at that
time and the black one got many colts
that were great readers. The address of
Chas. G.. Beach is Ettrick, Wis.
Yours truly,
ID Cnn,y
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-11-18
6orse Department.
PROSPECTUS.

The increasing prosperity of the REGISTERS
gratifying to its owners but its circulation
isn't tenth part OF what we intend 1t shall
be- The REGISTER Is the highest authority in
she world on the true history and pedigree Of
the American road horse. AS such,it deserves
and must get the very widest circulation. Its
Horse Department Is worth many times Its
subscription price = valuable, instructive,
entertaining. From all over the country we
have an immense amount of original matter
coming in for this department; ana we ex-
pect to be able to give soon the history
ma pedigree of the following famous hors-
co hitherto unknown Old Pilot, st. Law
renee, Columbus, dam Of Royal George, North
American or Bullock Horse; Lady Surrey dam
OF Henry Clay Tom Thumb, q. 8. OF Green's
Bashaw; Leonidas, reputed g. 8. of Biggart's
Rather, and many others.
This is pre-eminently the kind OF informa.
tion that all gentlemen of intelligence desire,
and none such American can well afford to be
without this paper. 1t is the American gentle.
mans paper for the history OF the horse. In
all such information there is included much
local and general history. Indeed, the trac-
ing of some of these pedigrees seems very
similar to a romance in which one sees not
only the animated bearing and noble action
OF the horse, but also the life and beauty OF
the country through which he travels.
Terms, al.50 per year. Tell your neighbors'
Spread the circulation. We want the REGIS
TER to go upon every tarm in the country
rom Maine to California and there are sew.
eral 1t does not yet reach.
As before announced, all horses, mares and
geldings that trace In direct male line to jus
tin Morgan and have at least ones sixty fourth
of the blood OF the original Morgan will be
recorded in our Morgan Register tor the usual
registering fee of one dollar.
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BIGGART'S RATHER.

John NJ. Barnett of Fort Ann, says an
exchange, is in possession of bill issued
by James Biggart of Sandy Hill, N. Y,
May 10th, 1858, which reads as follows
Rather, as he appeared at the United
States Agricultural fair, Philadelphia,
Oct sth, 1856, contending for premium
in trial of speed with John Henry and
young st. Lawrence. Rather won with
ease in AZ to 1870 ID. wagon, the best
time made. Rather will stand the pre-
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PHENOMENA, THE TROTTING
MARE.

This celebrated and matchless mare,
for years the admiration of the sporting
world, was sold by Sir Edward Ashley,
Bart. at his seat, Melton-Constable, in the
county of Norfolk. She was foaled i'm
May, 17SS; her dam was half-bred
mare. As Phenomena's extraordinary
properties are not generally known, we
subjoin some of her performances In
May, 1900, then II years old, she was
matched by her proprietor, Mr.. Joseph
teen miles within one hour, which she
performed in the July following, on the
road between Cambridge and Hunting
ton, in fifty-six minutes. carrying feath-
er, ESQ to f40-a feat unheard of in the
annals of trotting. The fairness of the
performance was doubted by many. and
very large bets were offered that she did
not do the same distance i'm the same
time, viz; tifty-six minutes. Mr. Rob
insOn accepted the challenge, and within
one month from her former amazing per-
teen miles, to the establishment of the
assembled spectators, few seconds I'M
der fifty-three minutes. This was for a
bet of f400 to fl00.
Prior to her last performance she was
matched to trot nineteen miles within
the hour, for a bet of 2000 guineas to 100,
but on her winning her match with so
much ease the opposite party thought
proper to forfeit. Mr.. Robinson then Of
fered to trot her at high odds, nineteen
miles and one-half within the hour, but
they refused to make stakes to that
match, in consequence of its being proved
by several stop watches that during her
last match she did four miles under elev-
en- minutes; this so alarmed the trotting
spOrtsmen, who one and all declared she
literally flew, and were of the opinion
she could trot twenty miles within the
hour, observing they would have nothing
more to do with her.
From hard labor and other causes this
most appropriately named mare became
so reduced in every respect that in 1910
she was actually offered for sale to an
acquaintance of the editor at the low
price of seven pounds.
In February, 1911. when twenty three
years old, this valuable animal trotted
nine miles in twenty-eight minutes and
thirty seconds; within six months after
this event coming off, then in the posses
sion of Mr. Boswell, she won four eX-
traordinary matches in one day. After
performing such herculean tasks. in her
twenty-siXth year, she became the prop
ertv of the late Sir F. c. Daniel, to whose
credit be it spoken, that he succeeded in
bringing her to such high condition.
within few months, Notwithstanding the
hardships to which this prodigy had been
subjected, that she still retained her beau
tiful symmetry and appeared fresh and
clean on her legs, convincing proofs
equally of an excellent stamina, strong
constitution and good nursing.
This wonderful mare was about four
teen hands three inches in height, color
dark brown, and her near fetlock Joint
behind white.-[Turf Register, vol. v,
ID. ll5,
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INTERVIEWS.

Mr.. Gardner Morse of Hatley, Canada
East, says: a horse called Shark was
here 80 years ago-an English horse.
There was also a white horse called Ea-
gle. 1000 lbs, very good looking horse /;
handsomer horse than Shark. Williams
of Barnston owned the Eagle. Black
Snake resembled the Morgan horse-a
light horse, 500 lbs.
Mr.. A. w. Gofl of Richford SAYS that
Mr.. Hamilton of Montgomery, VT, had
a Clifford Morgan that he stood there a
number of years and that afterwards
went back to Woodstock He says that
the Hill horse by Black Hawk was kept
on the island.
Mr.. BOwtelle of Bakersfield says A
white English horse was brought in here.
forty years ago, that would weigh 1900
lbs, or more. Then there was the Dodge
horse in 1891; l6 hands, bred by Nathan
Dodge; English blood, iron grey, white
as milk.
Stillman Chase. of or near Cambridge,
VT, says that he has lived there since
1880. At that time Calhoun of Westford
came through there with horse called
Phoenix, smallish bay horse, dreadful
spry, active horse. He got him of Bel
lows. who imported the first Phoenix in
to Walpole, y. Ii. know it was an i'm
ported horse. Bellows was all over the
country everywhere. He used to buy
furs. | asked Calhoun and he said he
got this horse of Bellows. Bellows had
one that was ~ years old. was born
at Walpole and lived at Walpole, Alstead
to Claremont. IIolbrook had horse in
Surrey that he got in Canada. Baxter
had Old Black Prince, Old Crown Prince
and one other Prince. Bellows brought
them into Walpole. They went all
around. stood in Surrey: Thompson at
tended them. Bellows had horse called
Quicksilver: don't think the same as
Phoenix. | was born in 1909. My broth
err, OrsOn Chase of Eden. 50 years old.
would know much about horses. CAL
houn's other horse was Financier, dapple
gray, good-sized horse. They had the
Morgans in New Hampshire when lived
there; they were all about there. CAL
houn kept Post Boy. dark brown, 100
lbs, l5-2; not a good horse: well-look-
Ing, but his stock poor. Blazing Star. I
think, was a small bay horse; a good
horse; he did not have him many years.
Tim Morgan had horse at Westford and
he is alive now. find our Morgan hors-
es are about the best we have.
Dan Cutting of Cambridge, VT, says
Calhoun had old Phoenix, bay horse of
middling size. Thomas of North Cam
bridge had stylish gray horse about 10
to 10 years ago. He sold him to Leander
Chase of Cambridge, who is now in Cali
fornia; 1000 lbs, Is hands, think Nor
gan horse, but John Wilson of Jeffer-
sonville, VT, would know.
Otis Sherman of Cambridge says that
40 or 80 years ago there were two gray
stations here-one, | think, called Grey
Eagle, good, fair-sized rangy horse with
80 years or more ago dark chestnut, 1000
to 1900 lbs. Eddy Gray of North Hyde
Park owned Peacock, a small horse, He
was a Morgan; "when you have got one
of them you have got horse"
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ham. The same mare is the grandam of
Dave Barnett Turf, Field and Farm.
SUNDRY LETTERS.
LUCY FRYE. 2:2o ID, AND DAM, KIT
BATES, 2JeI-2.
CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind,
Aug. Is. 1887.

bAIes, 2J9 ~.
CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind,
Aug. IS, 1887.
Editor Register Yours of the 18th
inst. at hand, and in reply would saw
that Lucy Frye was bred by Mr.. William
Frye of Ranley, Bush Co., Ind. sire,
Blue Bull; dam, Kitty Bates (2:191,) by
Loder's Cloud Mambrino her dam, Pop
Corn, was owned by j. NJ. Shawhan of
Falmouth, Rush Co., Ind. Pop Corn was
bred by one of the Shawhans of Shaw
han Station on the Kentucky Central
railroad and was said to be of Messenger
stock, but how much cannot say, as the
pedigree Of Pop Corn could not be found
among Mr.. Shawhan's papers, but all the
family say she had one on which he
praised her highly in his lifetime.
Now, what do you know of Lucy Frye
and where is Kitty Bates you ask. Lucy
Frye is bay, 16 hands high, with stripe
in forehead and two white hind feet,
strong and lengthy, with head little
heavy and not much style, 10 or II years
old; do not know where is. Kitty Bates
is light gray or probably flea-bitten by
this time, 10 81 hands high and "A years
old this spring. The last | knew of her
she was ownediby a Mr.. Schults of Brook
Ign, n. Y.
If there is anything have omitted in
my haste, let me know and | will try to
answer. Having lost the run of Lucy
Frye since she is out of my hands. |
would like to know what has become of
her and where she is at the present time.
As she is great mare and | am very
much interested in Eher welfare, any in
formation in regard to her would be
thankfully received.
Yours truly,
CHAs. FROST.
las is well known by many of our
readers, Lucy Frye broke leg while
trotting last season, we think at Buffalo,
n. Y, in the grand circuit, from the eff
feet of which she died. We believe her
ability to trot in better than 20 was UNI
questioned.-ED REGISTER.
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especially at Fredericksburgh and the
four mile heats at Port Tobacco when he
beat the famous Malvina.
w. II. Il.
-[American Turf Register, vol. v. p.
6Ol
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-11-18

n c\Sov>S Blood Elixir is the only
NNNSN . Blood Remedy guaran-
teed. II is positive cure for Ulcers, Erup-
tions or Syphilitic Poisoning. Itpurifes the
whole system. and banishes all Rheumatic
and Neuralgia pains. We guarantee it.
L. HANAFORD, Druggist, Middlebury.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-11-18
DAM OF FOUR CORNERS 1928

Editor Dunton's Spirit Of the Turf: |
notice in Dunton's Spirit of the Turf, of
the 18th inst, you want information
about Four Corners, 2:2,. own the
dam of this mare, and saw her make her
record of , % at Lexington. Her dam is
b IN Laura, by Hurst & Thornton's Alb
dallah. by AleXander's Abdallah, now
owned, believe, by Andrew Armstrong,
of Benson, ILL.,. he can probably give you
extended pedigree. Laura was foaed
1873, and bred by Geo. Il. Cotton, Ver-
sailles, KY; dam said to be by old Cold
dust. Four Corners was driven by Gus
Macy, and she is owned jointly by
Macy Bros, Versailles, KY, and a
blacksmith at a cross roads on the Frank
fort pike about four miles from Versailles.
| bought Laura this fall, of III. VIM,
Woodford Co., KY, and the above is all
he or Mr.. Cotton, whom | saw, can tell
me of Laura's breeding. She is great
road mare, can trot 40 gait, and they
say can go to Lexington, twelve miles,
quicker than any horse in Woodford
county. She will be here this week.
Yours,
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CHAS. b. ALLAIRE.

Mr.. Allaire has done just what all men
should do for the breeding public, to say
nothing whatever about Dunton's Spirit
of the Turf or themselves. There are
many other , 80 performers which need
jus. this kind of attention, and we hope
those who are interested will see that
they have it.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-23

Coupons can be used in payment of all
taxes due the State. A very large pro.
portion OF your tax bills can bee saved boy
using coupons. Full legal protection and
indemnify guaranteed
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-23

1t was in this old state house that the sec-
ond Continental congress adopoed the Doc
laration Of Independence and where the Lib
erty bell, Jan 3, 1915, fulfilled the proud mis-
sion inscribed on it in the words, Proclaim
liberty throughout the land TO the inhab-
itants thereof" In the historic room on the
first floor is the National museum, filed with
relics of the colonial and revolutionary his
tory Of the country. In the old Congress
hall adjoining congress met from 1870 20
1900, Washington was iaausurated in 1893 as
president for a second term and Adams and
Jefferson In l597.
Independence hall presents today much the
Same appearance as it did on the Fourth OF
July, no, when tho Declaration Of Indcpend-
encc--the Magma Chai'ta of American Liberty
-was read from its steps amid the huz2as Of
thousands and the boom of the old Liberty
bell The cut hero presented shows the old
front, now rear, Of Independence hall Visi-
tors gaze on the sano wood wainscoting and
slender Doric pillars, the chair occupied by
Washington, the table where the constitu-
ton wQs laid and even tho inkStand used at
the signing Of tho constitution as we'll as The
articles, familiar more than a century ago 70
Washington, Franklin, Hamilton and other
great men Of our country.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-23

"Lemmeknow whenyergoin', woncherT
"Can you translate for me-" asks Mary b.
Dodge in Wide Awake, "this gibberish" 1t
Is not Greek IL is not Latin Neither is II
sample Of any known living language, but
just corruption of our own English tongue,
which tho children and too many Of their
elders are prone to encourage through heed
lessneSs and haste.
The translation, "Let me know when you
are going, won't your is easy enough speak
ing--except, it may be, the won't you'-for
all, at least, who appreciate the beauty OF
perfect enunciaton.
Wont your may pass criticism in familiar
colloquy, but this COMPRISING Of two words
into one is never desirable. win YOU not
IL surely better.
Amt" Of course, is a vulgarism not to be
thought Of in connection with any man or
woman of graceful culture, yet we sometimes
meet people who imagine themselves III 10
be leaders, who use this expression for all the
negatives Of the verb it represents: Il amt,
thou amt, be amt, we amt you amt, they
amt" Is it not absmdf
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-23
An Oriolo and n spool of Cotton.

II Is curious what q variety Of materials
Baltimore orioles will use in the construction
Of their nests On the lawn Of one Of the
prettest homes in the state OF Maryland q
pair Of orioles selected a tree in which TO
build 1t was a large FIR tree about forty
five feet from the house. The lady OF the
house was sewing by one of the windows OPP
posite this tree early one beautiful summer
morning, and on being called away 10 some
other room she placed her spool of cotton on
the window sill When she returned she
found the spool was gone and on looking for
1t, discovered it on the floor Of the porch,
which was just outside Of the window. She
found that q considerable length Of the cot
ton was unwound, and looking for the end
OF II she traced il up 10 the nest Of the oriole,
and saw the bird busily weaving itintO the
nest. The lady placed the spool IN the win
dow, and II was shown as a curiosity 10 all
who visited the house.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-23

Take sheet Of foolscap and roll IL up In
the form Of a telescope; then, with the left
eye firmly closed, place it to the right eye
and look through it ut some distant object
Keep the tube in this position for about ou7
minute, looking all the time intently at the
distant object then open the left eye, look
ing with both eyes straight before you, and "A
hole viii appear in the back Of the hand
through which you will distinctly see the OBJ
jects which you had previously been looking
at with the right eye The tube must be
held precisely as represented In the picture.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-23
HE WORE A BUSTLe.
He Wore II as Shoulder Protection
While Carrying Coal.

Some Norwich boys found woman's hustle
last week, and being inspired by some loves
power, put il in a coal carriers basket in
place of the canvas shoulder pad he had been
accustomed 10 use. When the coal carrier
went out tho next morning with hts first load
Of coal his eve fell upon the strange thing for
which he had no name.
'Phat Is this, Moikef7 he said 10 the driver;
and although both Of them we're family men
they were sorely puzzled. Mike replied;
"Sure, dunno. never seed the likes OF It
beforeln
Not finding his shoulder protector, the coal
carrier saw in IL a novel substitute for II, and
he said:
"BegorTa, Moike, have i'll This Is .
patent shoulder piece the boss has got mel'
and he put the old hustle ON his shoulder
and finding that il was a fair fit tied the
string around his neck He worked with the
new shoulder protector all day 10 the amuse-
ment Of all who recognized the hustle IN such
high use Pat noticed that the new pro
tector made him source OF considerable
curiosity, but be did not learn the truth until
he showed IL TO the boss in the evening,
when, thanking him for the gift, he said:
"The inventor Of this meant well, but he
never carried coal These wire cords are that
narrer that they cut like a knife but, be
gorrra, the thort Is a good one, and can
make one Ov 10 that'll worrukm
His employer informed him that he had
been subjected to practical joke; that his
shoulder protector was a hustle that had
seen It's day and been laid away.
Nike, the driver, smiled, and said: "It's
never seen a greater day than this Twenty
tons ov coal have been onto it. III bet bet
ter man niver wore one than Pat Donegan'
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